Reports Report 2765dk (Event 2765-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Katie R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Was a very disturbing event to observe as it was unlike anything I've ever experienced. i have grown up watching meteor showers from my backyard and am very verse in science matters (avid Discover mag reader). I was driving down a hill when the fireball entered my view from the east, passed in front of me and winked out before trending towards mountainous terrain to the west of my neighborhood. I was expecting it to catch something on fire, but it seemed to extinguish as it fell to the earth. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stevenson Ranch, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 23' 19.98'' N (34.388884°) |
| Longitude | 118° 35' 18.95'' W (-118.588596°) |
| Elevation | 472.391449m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-11-06 19:45 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-11-07 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 135° |
| First azimuth | 120.21° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 159.27° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | glowing trail kind of like a shooting star, winked out before hitting ground somewhere to the west of where I was driving down a hill in a residential neighborhood. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |